Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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